The Pulse Creates Long-Form VR Series

SYDNEY: The Pulse has unveiled Remember, Australia’s first long-form virtual-reality (VR) action series, the first episode of which is now available in 4K streaming video.

The 13×20-minute sci-fi series explores mankind’s relationship with and reliance on technology. It also looks at how this has impacted our identity. The first episode, titled “Sarah,” follows a grieving mother who is new to Remember, a virtual reality memory re-creation system. She learns to use the software to relive memories and escape her current reality, but as time passes, she has trouble differentiating her virtual experiences from what is actually real.

The first episode recently premiered at the 2016 International Film Festival & Awards, Macau and has been released globally in English and Mandarin. It is available in 4K streaming video compatible for all VR headsets. The remaining 12 episodes are currently in development, slated for release in 2017.

Remember is a collaboration between The Pulse, Pioneer AR/VR Studio and LENS Immersive. It features Rosie Lourde (Starting From Now), Roger Sciberras (Fool’s Gold) and the voices of Cam Ralph (Blinky Bill) and Paige Walker. Remember was filmed on location in Australia and Macau. Executive producers are Brett Heil, Tracey Taylor, Travis Rice, Jay Chun and Yan Chen. The Pulse team included producer Shane Fernandez and directors George Kacevski and Frederic Simard.

“Virtual reality has not only allowed us to expand on how we tell stories but also how we engage with stories,” said the show’s creator, George Kacevski. “We believe virtual reality is a medium for conveying different degrees of storytelling, rather than a genre. It has opened up a new set of tools to increase immersion and explore worlds in a much more empathetic and meaningful way.”